Certification of Defendant’s Right of Appeal No. ___________________ The State of Texas In the 159th/217th Court v. of _______________________________ Defendant Angelina County, Texas TRIAL COURT’S CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S RIGHT OF APPEAL I, judge of the trial court, certify this criminal case: [] is not a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has the right of appeal. [or ] [] is a plea-bargain case, but matters were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial and not withdrawn or waived, and the defendant has the right of appeal. [or ] [] is a plea-bargain case, but the trial court has given permission to appeal, and the defendant has the right of appeal. [ or ] [] is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal. [or ] [] the defendant has waived the right of appeal. ____________________________________ __________________________________ Judge Date Signed I have received a copy of this certification. I have also been informed of my rights concerning any appeal of this criminal case, including any right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. I have been admonished that my attorney must mail a copy of the court of appeals’ judgment and opinion to my last known address and that I have only 30 days in which to file a pro se petition for discretionary review in the court of appeals. TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2 I acknowledge that, if I wish to appeal this case and if I am entitled to do so, it is my duty to inform my appellate attorney, by written communication, of any change in the address at which I am currently living or any change in my current prison unit. I understand that, because of appellate deadlines, if I fail to timely inform my appellate attorney of any change in my address, I may lose the opportunity to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. _____________________ _____________________ _______________________________ Defendant (if not represented by counsel) Mailing address: Telephone number: Fax number (if any): Defendant’s Counsel State Bar of Texas ID number Mailing address: Telephone number: Fax number (if any): American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com * “A defendant in a criminal case has the right of appeal under these rules. The trial court American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com shall enter a certification of the defendant’s right to appeal in every case in which it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. In a plea bargain case -- that is, a case in which a defendant's plea was guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant -- a defendant may appeal only: (A) those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or (B) after getting the trial court's permission to appeal.” TEXAS RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 25.2(a)(2). American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com